prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
aggression; invasion; raid
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
father and child; father and son; father and daughter
jokingly; in the form of a joke
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
tenth day of the month; ten days
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
murder; killing; murderer
to hit the nail on the head; to guess exactly right
head start; initiative; preemption
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
to fly around; to scatter
independent action; acting alone
the other day; lately; recently
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
not yet known; unknown; strange
enemy territory; hostile place
young person; inexperienced person; novice
remote past; far ago; time immemorial